This recipe was featured at SparkPeople.com and it sounds like it would be very tasty!
Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Serves: 6
INGREDIENTS
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup peeled and cubed sweet potato
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 (14 oz.) cans of low sodium chicken broth
• 1 (15 oz.) can of pumpkin
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
DIRECTIONS
1. Melt butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion for 3-4 minutes then add flour, curry, garlic, cumin and nutmeg and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add sweet potato, salt, chicken broth and pumpkin and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered for about 20-25 minutes or until sweet potatoes are cooked through and softened. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes to cool.
3. Place half of the pumpkin mixture in a blender and process until smooth. Using a strainer, pour soup back into pan. Repeat with rest of soup.
4. Raise heat to medium then stir in milk and cook for 5 minutes or until soup is heated through.
5. Remove from heat and add lime juice.
NUTRITION INFO
Calories: 160.3
Fat: 4.3 g
Carbohydrates: 21.6 g
Protein: 10.3 g
